The Château Busquet of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Busquet - Les Vieilles Vignes Lussac Saint-Émilion
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Les Vins Robin.
It is ranked in the top 1716 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Busquet is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Busquet wines

Looking for the best Château Busquet wines in Libournais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Busquet wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Busquet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Busquet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Busquet

How Château Busquet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or sarthe pot.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Busquet

On the nose the red wine of Château Busquet. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Busquet. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Busquet

  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Busquet.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Busquet

Planning a wine route in the of Libournais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Busquet.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Busquet and wines from the region

Domaines Henri Martin – the spirit of family and terroir

The story of Domaines Henri Martin is that of a family business founded on a shared commitment, across generations, to produce wines with character, true to the quality of the exceptional vineyards and the history of the iconic estates they hail from. Descending from a family rooted in the Médoc for more than 300 years, Henri Martin was well aware of the potential of some of the region’s finest parcels. Motivated by this belief and by a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, he accomplished something q ...

US: Two men charged over wine investment fraud scheme

An alleged investment fraud scheme claimed to broker loans between investors and ‘high net worth’ fine wine collectors, with expensive bottles purportedly held in storage as collateral, US authorities said this week. Prosecutors filed an indictment in a New York federal court charging two British men, Stephen Burton, 57, and James Wellesley, 55, with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in connection to the scheme – which was allegedly perpetrated through their compa ...

Château Climens gets new majority owner after stake sale

Château Climens owner Lurton has sold a majority stake in the prestigious, Barsac-based estate to Jean-Hubert Moitry and his family, via the family’s Patrimonia Développement group, it was announced this week. It marks the Moitry family’s first investment in the wine sector, and represents a major deal in the Bordeaux wine world. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Nicknamed ‘Lord of Barsac’, Climens is one of the Premier Grand Cru Classé estates of Sauternes and Barsac listed in Bordeaux ...

The word of the wine: Sulphur

An antiseptic and antioxidant substance known since antiquity, probably already used by the Romans. But it was only in modern times that its use was rediscovered. It will allow a better conservation of the wine and thus favour its export. Sulphur also gave the 18th century winegrower the possibility of extending the maceration period without fearing that the wine would turn sour and thus go from dark rosé wines to the red wines of today. Excessive sulphur, on the other hand, kills happiness, paralysing the aromas and causing headaches.